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Psychologist to assess how the brain maintains precise short-term and long-term memories

A person's general intelligence and ability to understand language are reliant on the brain's ability to maintain precise information acquired over a short period of time.

17 Aug 2018

Study: Most YouTube videos on plastic surgery are misleading marketing campaigns

In the first study to evaluate YouTube videos on facial plastic surgery procedures, Rutgers University researchers found that most are misleading marketing campaigns posted by non-qualified medical professionals.

17 Aug 2018

Seeking solutions to treat scleroderma

It begins with cold hands. Not just put-on-some-gloves cold. Instead, the fingers overreact to cold by turning white or blue and may become numb or tingly.

17 Aug 2018

Researchers publish new paper on developing vaccine candidates for Helminthic parasites

Helminthic parasites, like hookworm and liver flukes (schistosomiasis), affect an estimated 1 billion people worldwide. Infection from hookworm and schistosomiasis result in a combined loss of as much as 92 million disability-adjusted life years annually.

17 Aug 2018

UCR receives 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine

The University of California, Riverside Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program has received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest publication in higher education addressing diversity and inclusion.

16 Aug 2018

Report discusses whether all newborns should undergo genetic sequencing

As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth, facilitating a lifetime of personalized medical care.

16 Aug 2018

Penn researchers develop first mouse model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

The biggest hurdle to finding effective therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – a life-threatening condition in which the lungs become scarred and breathing is increasingly difficult – has been the inability to fully model the disease in animals, limiting the ability to observe and understand the disease.

16 Aug 2018

Mount Sinai study could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases

Researchers at Mount Sinai have successfully restored vision in mice through activating retinal stem cells, something that has never been done before. Their study, published in the August 15 online issue of Nature, could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases, which currently have no cure.

16 Aug 2018

Study uncovers mechanism that affects multiplication of dengue virus lineage

A lineage of type 1 dengue virus found in Brazil is able to prevail over another even though it multiplies less in vector mosquitoes and infected human cells.

15 Aug 2018

Study shows efficacy, safety of AAV5-based gene therapy to treat sheep model of achromatopsia

A study of a large animal model of achromatopsia caused by a mutation in the CNGA3 gene that was treated with a single injection of CNGA3 gene therapy delivered using an AAV5 vector revealed findings reported long-term follow-up findings that show promise for the efficacy and safety of this therapeutic approach.

15 Aug 2018

Parental life span linked with increased longevity and health in daughters

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that women whose mothers lived to at least age 90 were more likely to also live to 90, free of serious diseases and disabilities.

15 Aug 2018

Researchers identify way to grow immune cells at large scale for preventing cancer reoccurrence

For the first time, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a way to make large numbers of immune cells that can help prevent cancer reoccurrence, according to a study published in August in Cell Reports.

15 Aug 2018

Innovative oncofertility program launched by RMA of New York and Mount Sinai Health System

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, a Manhattan-based fertility center, and the Mount Sinai Health System have launched an innovative, integrated oncofertility program at The Blavatnik Family – Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai to provide individuals and couples the benefit of advanced medical technologies to help with someday building their families.

15 Aug 2018

Researchers identify brain networks involved in object naming

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have identified the brain networks that allow you to think of an object name and then verbalize that thought.

15 Aug 2018

Diabetes epidemic in Guatemala driven by aging, not obesity

The diabetes epidemic in Guatemala is worse than previously thought: more than 25 percent of its indigenous people, who make up 60 percent of the population, suffer from type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, suggests a new study published in PLOS ONE from researchers at the Penn Center for Global Health, in collaboration with the University of San Carlos in Guatemala City and the Hospitalito Atitlán.

14 Aug 2018

Finding the light in antimicrobials

Hundreds of polymers which kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways could be produced and tested using light, using this new method.

14 Aug 2018

Researchers propose new theory for how rare gene mutations cause Alzheimer's disease

A University of Adelaide-led team of scientists has suggested a potential link between iron in our cells and the rare gene mutations that cause Alzheimer's disease, which could provide new avenues for future research.

14 Aug 2018

NIH grant for Mount Sinai to study use of inhaled corticosteroids for treatment of sickle cell disease

The Departments of Emergency Medicine and Hematology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health toward further study of inhaled corticosteroids to treat sickle cell disease in individuals who do not have asthma.

14 Aug 2018

Simple intervention during routine care reduces alcohol consumption in men with HIV

Among the more than 1 million people in the U.S. living with HIV, 19 percent meet the criteria for an alcohol use disorder.

14 Aug 2018

Switching anti-psychotic drugs in first-episode schizophrenia patients does not improve clinical outcomes

Switching anti-psychotic medications does not improve clinical outcomes in patients with first-episode schizophrenia who haven't responded to treatment, Mount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time.

14 Aug 2018

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Psychologist to assess how the brain maintains precise short-term and long-term memories

Study: Most YouTube videos on plastic surgery are misleading marketing campaigns

Seeking solutions to treat scleroderma

Researchers publish new paper on developing vaccine candidates for Helminthic parasites

UCR receives 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine

Report discusses whether all newborns should undergo genetic sequencing

Penn researchers develop first mouse model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Mount Sinai study could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases

Study uncovers mechanism that affects multiplication of dengue virus lineage

Study shows efficacy, safety of AAV5-based gene therapy to treat sheep model of achromatopsia

Parental life span linked with increased longevity and health in daughters

Researchers identify way to grow immune cells at large scale for preventing cancer reoccurrence

Innovative oncofertility program launched by RMA of New York and Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers identify brain networks involved in object naming

Diabetes epidemic in Guatemala driven by aging, not obesity

Finding the light in antimicrobials

Researchers propose new theory for how rare gene mutations cause Alzheimer's disease

NIH grant for Mount Sinai to study use of inhaled corticosteroids for treatment of sickle cell disease

Simple intervention during routine care reduces alcohol consumption in men with HIV

Switching anti-psychotic drugs in first-episode schizophrenia patients does not improve clinical outcomes

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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